Page 1
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
VOL. 45 — NO. 75
FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 1981
TORONTO; ONT
Racism Hurts Everyone
Hurrian
dignity will
'i
-
Ont. Labor Group
tackles campaign
against racism
. By Bill Marutani
the other week, while seat
ed in a bus filled to capacity,
TORONTO — The Ontario
“It 's as much a matter of
I overheard a loud comment
Federation of Labor has laun educating our own membermad by a young' man who
ched a $100,000 campaign
boarded the bus at one of
against racism — a move of ship as it is educating the
the stops:“The trouble with
ficials say was prompted by generaf public,’’ he said, Ad
this bus.is that there are too
public reaction to tough ding that the 800,000-membpr
damn many Jews on it.” As
economic times.
federation has a politic#!
he passed down theaisle, he
Federation officials, inclu reason for spearheading the
repeated this poisonous dia
ding president Cliff Pilkey, drive.
'
tribe. My hackles instinctively
unvaiied the scheme at a
flared up and for an excrucia
news conference recently at
Racism runs contrary to
ting few moments, I thought a
Queen's Park, where a 30- what we believe as a moveriot would break out aboard
second, $25,000 television ad ment...We do not have a
that bus — for the bus had
was screened.
strong labor movement when
gone through a predominant
The ad is part of a three- there are forces at play causly Jewish section,, picking
week blitz with 400,000 leaf ing dissent... and racism
up a number of passengers
lets and 5,000 posters pro- does just that.”
along the way. But to the pa
moting the campaign theme:
tient credit of those already
“Racism Hurts Ev everyone.”
Pilkey said old-style racist
“Racism tends to flourish tactices, such as signs like
aboard; they simply ignored
this ignoramus' taunt. Along
when economic times get “Irish need not apply” have
tough,” Pilkey said. “Com given way to “more subtle
with other passengers, I'm
petition for; jobs, . housing, practices,” but practices that
sure, however, ^remained un
?educatiorf and social services are ho less'disc ri mi hat&ry:
settled arid taut.
is intense.
Some months ago, I saw a
“And when things get
picture in one of the news
Bootsmobile
”
by
Honda?
magazinesvof young hoodwwvwiivmii^
MMB
tough, many people start
lums (some might refer to
TOKYO — So you want to drive a real >>custdmlzed« Hon looking for scapegoats. But “Saviour” to
them as »punks«, and bn that da, eh! Well Hideaki Maruyama has one arid recently gave a rather tnan blame the system exotic pets
score I would give them ho demonstration in Tokyo. Maruyama, an employee off Honda, for our economic and social
argument), attired in black entered his three-wheel »bootsmobile« at an automobile idea ills, many single out visible Roy Hayashi
. . And that's back at it again
with swastika insignias, con contest and the 15 km/h vehicle was awarded the prize as one minorities
racism.”
fronting an oposing group in off the most humorous entries from 380 contestants.
TORONTO — The saviour
a Jewish community in these
United States. One of them
. Pilkey said he ' s witnessed to-many exotic pets that have
carried ari obscene sign read California has most Asians in US a number of so-called white either outgrown their size or
ing > “Six M i 11 i on M ore” .Unsupremacy groups such as their novelty, Roy Hayashi,
U.S.
Census
Bureau.
WASH INGTON, D.C. — The
doubtedly, a number of you
the ku Klux Klan, “rearing was in the news again. Hay
also saw that same picture. approxi mately 3.5 mil lion
The largest number, some their ugly heads in Ontario,” ashi, of the Endangered AniI don't know what your reac Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, 1,253,987 live in California; prompting labor officials “to mal Sanctuary in Millwood
tion was; mine was one of Asian Indians, Koreans, Viet the smallest number, or 1,355, do something aboutit.”
Road in Toronto, was pictured in a recent issue of
trembling anger. I still cannot namese, Hawaiians, Samo in Vermont.
He and other officials ad- Toronto Star recording the
get over it. For the mentality ans arid Guamanians now liv- >
Hawaii claims the second mitted that while the federa- heart beat of Suzie, a wooly
that spews such offal "conti ing in the United States
nues to be out there, prepar-1 constitute 1.5 percent of the -largest num ber of Asians, tion is sponsoring the cam- monkey, zthe monkey is exarid New York has paign, the labor movement pected to give birth at any
ed, if given even the slightest total population of 226,504,- 583,660; and
chance, to implement that 285 according to provisional the third greatest number, itself isn't entirely guiltless time. Hayashi, acting as any
anxious father-to-be, is sweat
of racial discrimination.
which they spew. Further 1980 figures, released by the 310,531.
ing it out, checking Suzie out,
more, I sense a disturbing inand waiting for the big day.
crease of such vermin crawl
Japanese lovers use phones, more than letters
ing out from under the rocks.
Disturbing as these signs
TOKYO — Forty percent of com
Women phohed their*boy friends
are to me, a Gentile; I've
Nisei architect
munication
between
young
Japanese
an
average
of
1.9
times
a
week,
with
often wondered what my reac
urges building
lovers is^ carried out over the tele
six per cent reporting they called
tion, physical reaction, would
phone, and: only three per cent by
; every day. Men phoned their girl
$9. million
be if I were of the Jewish
letter,
according
to
a
survey
released
friends
an
average
2.8
times
weekly,
faith; if I had ^a relative who
twin arenas
recently by the Nippon.Telegraph and
with 13 per cent every day. One cou
was among that- tragic six
Telephone Corp.
*
ple said they called one another up to
BURLINGTON — Construc
million; if, indeed, I myself
The survey on the love life of 500
21 times a week.
tion of a $9 million commu
had been an inmate of those
newlyweds showed that those intinity arena, including twin
Nazi death camps. I must
. mate exchanges of views between
international-size rinks has
About half the calls were made bet
confess that I may well place
lovers were made on dates 57 per
been recommended in a re
ween 9—10 p.m., and^another one
a limit, a physical limit, on
cent of this time.
port from Nisei architect
third in the following hour.
the »right« of free speech.
The average phone call lasted 29
James/ Koyanagi, who was
Certainly, I would wonder if
the women said they were hap
minutes, with nearly half the calls
commisioned b_y the city.
the ambit of the First Amendpiest, as far as phone calls were
between the lovers lingering on for
Members of Burlington's
ment, the intendment of our
concerned, when their boy friends
more than an hour. One couple said
community services commit
Founding Fathers, was to per
phoned them when away on business
they once talked on the phone nearly
tee agreed to form a sub
mit such open threat^ to
five hours.
- or holiday.
committee to give the idea
Continued on page 2
further study.
VOL. 45 — NO. 75
FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 1981
TORONTO; ONT
Racism Hurts Everyone
Hurrian
dignity will
'i
-
Ont. Labor Group
tackles campaign
against racism
. By Bill Marutani
the other week, while seat
ed in a bus filled to capacity,
TORONTO — The Ontario
“It 's as much a matter of
I overheard a loud comment
Federation of Labor has laun educating our own membermad by a young' man who
ched a $100,000 campaign
boarded the bus at one of
against racism — a move of ship as it is educating the
the stops:“The trouble with
ficials say was prompted by generaf public,’’ he said, Ad
this bus.is that there are too
public reaction to tough ding that the 800,000-membpr
damn many Jews on it.” As
economic times.
federation has a politic#!
he passed down theaisle, he
Federation officials, inclu reason for spearheading the
repeated this poisonous dia
ding president Cliff Pilkey, drive.
'
tribe. My hackles instinctively
unvaiied the scheme at a
flared up and for an excrucia
news conference recently at
Racism runs contrary to
ting few moments, I thought a
Queen's Park, where a 30- what we believe as a moveriot would break out aboard
second, $25,000 television ad ment...We do not have a
that bus — for the bus had
was screened.
strong labor movement when
gone through a predominant
The ad is part of a three- there are forces at play causly Jewish section,, picking
week blitz with 400,000 leaf ing dissent... and racism
up a number of passengers
lets and 5,000 posters pro- does just that.”
along the way. But to the pa
moting the campaign theme:
tient credit of those already
“Racism Hurts Ev everyone.”
Pilkey said old-style racist
“Racism tends to flourish tactices, such as signs like
aboard; they simply ignored
this ignoramus' taunt. Along
when economic times get “Irish need not apply” have
tough,” Pilkey said. “Com given way to “more subtle
with other passengers, I'm
petition for; jobs, . housing, practices,” but practices that
sure, however, ^remained un
?educatiorf and social services are ho less'disc ri mi hat&ry:
settled arid taut.
is intense.
Some months ago, I saw a
“And when things get
picture in one of the news
Bootsmobile
”
by
Honda?
magazinesvof young hoodwwvwiivmii^
MMB
tough, many people start
lums (some might refer to
TOKYO — So you want to drive a real >>custdmlzed« Hon looking for scapegoats. But “Saviour” to
them as »punks«, and bn that da, eh! Well Hideaki Maruyama has one arid recently gave a rather tnan blame the system exotic pets
score I would give them ho demonstration in Tokyo. Maruyama, an employee off Honda, for our economic and social
argument), attired in black entered his three-wheel »bootsmobile« at an automobile idea ills, many single out visible Roy Hayashi
. . And that's back at it again
with swastika insignias, con contest and the 15 km/h vehicle was awarded the prize as one minorities
racism.”
fronting an oposing group in off the most humorous entries from 380 contestants.
TORONTO — The saviour
a Jewish community in these
United States. One of them
. Pilkey said he ' s witnessed to-many exotic pets that have
carried ari obscene sign read California has most Asians in US a number of so-called white either outgrown their size or
ing > “Six M i 11 i on M ore” .Unsupremacy groups such as their novelty, Roy Hayashi,
U.S.
Census
Bureau.
WASH INGTON, D.C. — The
doubtedly, a number of you
the ku Klux Klan, “rearing was in the news again. Hay
also saw that same picture. approxi mately 3.5 mil lion
The largest number, some their ugly heads in Ontario,” ashi, of the Endangered AniI don't know what your reac Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, 1,253,987 live in California; prompting labor officials “to mal Sanctuary in Millwood
tion was; mine was one of Asian Indians, Koreans, Viet the smallest number, or 1,355, do something aboutit.”
Road in Toronto, was pictured in a recent issue of
trembling anger. I still cannot namese, Hawaiians, Samo in Vermont.
He and other officials ad- Toronto Star recording the
get over it. For the mentality ans arid Guamanians now liv- >
Hawaii claims the second mitted that while the federa- heart beat of Suzie, a wooly
that spews such offal "conti ing in the United States
nues to be out there, prepar-1 constitute 1.5 percent of the -largest num ber of Asians, tion is sponsoring the cam- monkey, zthe monkey is exarid New York has paign, the labor movement pected to give birth at any
ed, if given even the slightest total population of 226,504,- 583,660; and
chance, to implement that 285 according to provisional the third greatest number, itself isn't entirely guiltless time. Hayashi, acting as any
anxious father-to-be, is sweat
of racial discrimination.
which they spew. Further 1980 figures, released by the 310,531.
ing it out, checking Suzie out,
more, I sense a disturbing inand waiting for the big day.
crease of such vermin crawl
Japanese lovers use phones, more than letters
ing out from under the rocks.
Disturbing as these signs
TOKYO — Forty percent of com
Women phohed their*boy friends
are to me, a Gentile; I've
Nisei architect
munication
between
young
Japanese
an
average
of
1.9
times
a
week,
with
often wondered what my reac
urges building
lovers is^ carried out over the tele
six per cent reporting they called
tion, physical reaction, would
phone, and: only three per cent by
; every day. Men phoned their girl
$9. million
be if I were of the Jewish
letter,
according
to
a
survey
released
friends
an
average
2.8
times
weekly,
faith; if I had ^a relative who
twin arenas
recently by the Nippon.Telegraph and
with 13 per cent every day. One cou
was among that- tragic six
Telephone Corp.
*
ple said they called one another up to
BURLINGTON — Construc
million; if, indeed, I myself
The survey on the love life of 500
21 times a week.
tion of a $9 million commu
had been an inmate of those
newlyweds showed that those intinity arena, including twin
Nazi death camps. I must
. mate exchanges of views between
international-size rinks has
About half the calls were made bet
confess that I may well place
lovers were made on dates 57 per
been recommended in a re
ween 9—10 p.m., and^another one
a limit, a physical limit, on
cent of this time.
port from Nisei architect
third in the following hour.
the »right« of free speech.
The average phone call lasted 29
James/ Koyanagi, who was
Certainly, I would wonder if
the women said they were hap
minutes, with nearly half the calls
commisioned b_y the city.
the ambit of the First Amendpiest, as far as phone calls were
between the lovers lingering on for
Members of Burlington's
ment, the intendment of our
concerned, when their boy friends
more than an hour. One couple said
community services commit
Founding Fathers, was to per
phoned them when away on business
they once talked on the phone nearly
tee agreed to form a sub
mit such open threat^ to
five hours.
- or holiday.
committee to give the idea
Continued on page 2
further study.
Page 2
Page 2
THE
Human .
NEW
Friday, Nov. 6, 1981.
CANADIAN
Continued from page 1
The New Canadian
Established 1939
COMMENT
may be manifested by suited, one's welfare and life to go
respectable-appearing indivi unchallenged. Most assured
duals who appear as harmless ly, I would remain diligent to To The New Canadian
as a h o u sewi fe; by i n f u ri at- the threshhold where such Toronto, Ont.
Oct. 20, 1981
ingly clever, but blatantly er »free speech« threatehs to < In the story (New Canadian; Oct. 6, 1981) about the pre
roneous; comments. Perhaps convert into implementation; sentation of the cherry tree from the Government of Japan to
we have heard and seen some
In a few months there are the City of Nanticoke and the Port Dover Community Centre,
of these already. But if you to be hearings throughout, appropriate recognition was given to Kobi Kobayashi “for
neither hear - nor see, nor: this lajid on the question of organizing the gift and the day's program/’
recognize, the diatribe, one Nikkei and their parents in
Among further complimentary comments, J. Evans Know
thing is for certain: it shall these same United States of les (former MPP) was quoted as saying: “If the Japanese
be there. It will be, among America. If; for a (noment, Government needs another ambassador, they should get Kobi
other things, a time for test anyone deludes himself into Kobayashi.”
ing for the Nikkei.
thinking that the swastika < If this quotation is correct, we Japanese Canadians are
There is a common cause mentality differentiates bet in trouble; Even our warm provincial friends regard us as ;
among all of us known as ween Jews and »Japs«, such Imperial Japanese subjects. Why didn 't Mr. Knowles think
»human dignity«. Equally, a person will be in for a very of Kobi as an ambassadorial candidate for the Government of
there is a common enemy rude awakening. It may not Canada, of which he is a loyal citizen? Even as a complimen
which would seek to destroy take the form of swastika- tary, warm-hearted aside?
that noble state without re banded thugs demostrating,
Sansei and Yonsei will continue to run into this kind of
gard to race, religion, color although this cannot be ruled error, if we fail to bring these slip-ups to the attention of
or national origin: whether it ,out; rather, it will take place appropriate persons whenever these occasions arise. With
be six million or 120,000.
in various pernicious forms. It humility and appreciation but with singular clarity, vve should
/
■ '
‘ -.. voice these corrections. This is not the place for enryo. ;
<
Gordon Hirabayashi
ikko
city
Second Class mail No. 0388
A member of Ethnic Press
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THE
Human .
NEW
Friday, Nov. 6, 1981.
CANADIAN
Continued from page 1
The New Canadian
Established 1939
COMMENT
may be manifested by suited, one's welfare and life to go
respectable-appearing indivi unchallenged. Most assured
duals who appear as harmless ly, I would remain diligent to To The New Canadian
as a h o u sewi fe; by i n f u ri at- the threshhold where such Toronto, Ont.
Oct. 20, 1981
ingly clever, but blatantly er »free speech« threatehs to < In the story (New Canadian; Oct. 6, 1981) about the pre
roneous; comments. Perhaps convert into implementation; sentation of the cherry tree from the Government of Japan to
we have heard and seen some
In a few months there are the City of Nanticoke and the Port Dover Community Centre,
of these already. But if you to be hearings throughout, appropriate recognition was given to Kobi Kobayashi “for
neither hear - nor see, nor: this lajid on the question of organizing the gift and the day's program/’
recognize, the diatribe, one Nikkei and their parents in
Among further complimentary comments, J. Evans Know
thing is for certain: it shall these same United States of les (former MPP) was quoted as saying: “If the Japanese
be there. It will be, among America. If; for a (noment, Government needs another ambassador, they should get Kobi
other things, a time for test anyone deludes himself into Kobayashi.”
ing for the Nikkei.
thinking that the swastika < If this quotation is correct, we Japanese Canadians are
There is a common cause mentality differentiates bet in trouble; Even our warm provincial friends regard us as ;
among all of us known as ween Jews and »Japs«, such Imperial Japanese subjects. Why didn 't Mr. Knowles think
»human dignity«. Equally, a person will be in for a very of Kobi as an ambassadorial candidate for the Government of
there is a common enemy rude awakening. It may not Canada, of which he is a loyal citizen? Even as a complimen
which would seek to destroy take the form of swastika- tary, warm-hearted aside?
that noble state without re banded thugs demostrating,
Sansei and Yonsei will continue to run into this kind of
gard to race, religion, color although this cannot be ruled error, if we fail to bring these slip-ups to the attention of
or national origin: whether it ,out; rather, it will take place appropriate persons whenever these occasions arise. With
be six million or 120,000.
in various pernicious forms. It humility and appreciation but with singular clarity, vve should
/
■ '
‘ -.. voice these corrections. This is not the place for enryo. ;
<
Gordon Hirabayashi
ikko
city
Second Class mail No. 0388
A member of Ethnic Press
Association of Ontario
and Canada'Federation Publisher ^ Japanese Editor
Kenzo Mori
English Editor x Kei Tsumura
Pu bl ished on Tuesday s and
Fridays *
479 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ont. M5V2A9
PHONE 366-5005
|HEMMY‘
PHONE
ON NOVEMBER 14th AND 15th
465*8020
ARTISAN ’81
Reservations: 977-2164
INSURANCE
OPEN EVERYBAY
Gertrude Urabe
463 Eglinton Ave. -W.
Toronto^ Ont. MSN 1A7
Toronto, Ont.
An exhibit and sale of Arts and Crafts
at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
123 Wynford Drive
Don Mills, Ont.
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
/ FREE ADMISSION
Low Low Prices
.
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Stereo’s/Microwave
Ovens, Video Cassette
Recorders, and TV
Converters
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and Cantonese Dishes
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Friday, Nov. 6, 1981.
Personal Notes Across Canada^
jituoriesj
:---- ^--------- I
THE
NEW
CANADIAN
Japanese
audiences
enjoy Verdi
Page 3
Dates & Doings I
CARD OF THANKS
Artist Kanbara at Hamilton show
nucun
I VVe wish to express ourHAMILTON — Japanese Canadian artist, Bryce Kanbara,
nirHMOMn er .. .. I sincere. appreciation to
will be making a personal appearance at the end of his current
. ^CHMOND, B.C. - Mr. Ma- I our many friends and relashow “An Exhibition of College” on November 15th at the Art
koto Umeno, aged 78 years, I tives for their support and
TOKYO — It must have Gallery of Hamilton. His show started on October 15th.
formerly of Toronto, Ontario, I kindness during the recent
seemed like home for the
Kanbara, a graduate of McMaster University, includes col
P“se^ away On October 25,
loss of Shotaro Tom Shi490 members of Milan's La lages on wood and paper in his current showing.
1981. Survived by loving wife
mizu, our dear husband,
Scala Opera as 3,000 Japa
Shizuo, son Roy and his wife I father and gradfather.
nese rose and cheered for 15
Sayuri of Richmond, B.C., I Many telegrams, flowers,
minutes at the famed Italian
one granddaughter Kumiko. I cards and koden are grate
company's opening perfor Christmas Bureau by Metro T.O.
Also survived by one brother fully acknowledged.
mance of Verdi's “Simon
TORONTO — Metro Toronto's Department of Community 7
and one sister i n Japan.
Mrs. Kijniko Shimizu
Boccanegra.”
Services will again operate the Christmas Bureau this year,
Funeral service at Rich
Shoji and Josie Shimizu
The first night audience at co-ordinating efforts of the many community “help” groups
mond Funeral Home with the
Henry and Joan Shimizu
the Bunka Kaikan Theatre in providing Christmas cheer for the needy. The Bureau is a con
Rev; Ken Matsugu Officiating.
Kaien and Suzanne
Tokyo showed it could be just tact point for those wishing to give. A phone call will direct
Cremation.
Shimizu
as demonstrative as any donors to the Agency awaiting the gift or donation they are
Ken and Grace Sakamoto
Italian one in appreciation of offering.
and 11 grandchildren
great opera well sung.
The Christmas Bureau will be opened frdm 8:30 a.m. to
SHIMIZU
As the last notes of the 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, From November 2nd through
EDMONTON, Alta. — Mr.
sbmbertirama of 14th century December 24th, 1981 It is located at 20 Spadina Road; 3rd
Shotaro Tom Shimizu passed
। Genoa faded, hundreds of floor and the phone number is 960-4951.
away peacefully in his sleep
CARD OF THANKS
I spectators surged to the or
in his 95th year on October
We wish to express our I chestra pit. The clamor did
12, 1981. He leaves tomourn
sincere gratitude to our I not cease before conductor Toronto Buddhist Fall Bazaar Nov. 14
his loss, his loving wife,
relatives, friends and I Claudio Abbado, soprano MiKimiko, three sons, Shoji of
TORONTO — What is a “Sukiyaki Donburi”? Come and
neighbours for their sup | reila Fr6nt, tenor Peiro CapToronto, Henry of Edmonton;
port and kindness who I puccilli, bass Nicolai Ghiau- sample this delectable dish to be introduced for the first time
Kaien of Vancouver, a daugh
shared in our sorrow in I rov and bass Felice Schiavi at the coming Toronto Buddhist Church's Annual Fail Bazaar
ter Grace of Toronto and 11
on Saturday, November 14th, from 1 to 6 p.m., at the Toronto
the recent loss of a dear I had taken 13 curtain calls.
grandchildren.
wife, mother,
daughter
The next night the audience Buddhist Church, 918 Bathurst Street.
Otsuya was held on Oct
We again welcome new and pld/friends who annually come
and sister, Joyce Homma.
gave “Otello” a 30-minute
ober 15th at Gonnelly-Mc.for their treats of udon, sushi, zenai, tempura, coffee and pie,
Also your kind concern
ovation.
Kinley Funeral Home. Fune
during her illness is great
Twenty years ago, even so etc., at prices well below today 's inflationary level. There will
ral services were held on Oct.
ly appreciated.
superb a performance would also be novelty games for the children, plus articles that can
16th at All Saints Cathedral
Our special thank you
have been greeted with faint be purchased with their piggy-bank allowance.
with Dean Harry Daason of also to our many church
You .may also be the winner of the T.B.C.-Benefit draw,
applause. Tokyo then was too
ficiating. Cremation followed.
friends who extended I poor to invite full opera com tickets for which are available now. Come! It's going to be
— TBC.
their warm and kind sup
panies of La Scala's calibre. a great day!
port. We acknowledge
Struggling local companies
with thanks, the beautiful
staged some creditable More Momiji volunteers are needed
floral tributes, koderi,
operas, which were little ap
messages of sympathy
preciated by still uneducated
TORONTO — Castleview-Wichwood Towers, a Metro
and donation.
audiences.
OKAR?
Home for the aged, has become the focus of the efforts of a
Kenji Homma I
With affluence, the Japa- volunteer corp organized by the Momiji Health Care Society.
Leah Homma I nese have become more The aim of these volunteers is to bring ourcommunity life and
Jeffrey Homma . . I sophisticated and culturaly culture to our elderly Japanese-Canadian residents at the
Ron Y. Kimura I wise. The not only spend im- Towers.
SKI *
Ronald Kimura I mense sums to bring such
Without contact with the Japanese-Canadian community,
ALPINE X-COUNTRY
Donald Kimura I companies as La Scala*, Vien- our elderly residents face isolation from the vitality and the
1201 Bloor St. W. .
Wendy Hines | na, Berlin, Bolshoi and Met- spirit of our culture. In order to confront such a problem, the .
Toronto, Ont.
532-4267
Hasue Homma I ropi I itan operas to Tokyo and volunteer corp has organized various functions for the enjoy
J other big cities, they go wild ment and the welfare of our elderly residents at the Towers.
about them.
. The many Japanese church groups, for example, provide
While packing the house Japanese meals and entertain with weekly showings of Japa
OPEN Mon.-Fri. 12:00-2:30 5:00-10:00
for- most western orchestra, nese movies and programs to the delight of our elderly resi
,
-Set.
5:00-10:00
. Closed Sundays & Holidays
• ballet, solo artists and choral dents.
groups, the Japanese also
There's a need, however, formore community involvement
have a seemingly insatiable to serve the gradually increasing number of our residents at
hunger for jazz, pop and rock the Towers. The Momiji Health Care Society and its volunteers 7
music, and a growing interest will never (orget that our residents on the second floor of the
in country-western, bluegrass Castleview-Wichwood
■
Towers are Japanese-Canadians.
ee®
and folk music.
While La Scala dominates
the classical scene in Sept
114 LAIRD DR. LEASIDE, ONTARIO
ember, largely in Tokyo, Jazz
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Hampton's All-Star Big Band,
We would appreciate writings on club activities, sports, I
short stories, profiles, “think” pieces, fashions, hobbies, ' I
All Stars Jam Session, The
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aspirations, poetry, etc- Accompanying photographs of I
Great Jazz Trio and Friends,
Travel Service — Tel: 977-7855
illustrations are also Welcome. About ~1000 words is a I
and Fusion Super Jam — were
good lenth, but, optional.
I
playing Tokyo, Osaka and Yo
AIL material should be slanted to interest the readers- I
kohama early this month.
of The New Canadian. All manuscripts submitted should I
Nov. 4 J.T.B. “CHINA NOW”
Japan, whose own culture
be accompained by ’ self addressed envelopes with suffi- r I
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cient return postage. While the publisher will take all I
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years, is increasingly influen
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of any manuscript, drawing; or photograph. Deadline is 1
ced by western imports—not
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only in music but in painting .
Tour to Mexicofrom $469.00
;
and sculptures. Tokyo has 71
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Personal Notes Across Canada^
jituoriesj
:---- ^--------- I
THE
NEW
CANADIAN
Japanese
audiences
enjoy Verdi
Page 3
Dates & Doings I
CARD OF THANKS
Artist Kanbara at Hamilton show
nucun
I VVe wish to express ourHAMILTON — Japanese Canadian artist, Bryce Kanbara,
nirHMOMn er .. .. I sincere. appreciation to
will be making a personal appearance at the end of his current
. ^CHMOND, B.C. - Mr. Ma- I our many friends and relashow “An Exhibition of College” on November 15th at the Art
koto Umeno, aged 78 years, I tives for their support and
TOKYO — It must have Gallery of Hamilton. His show started on October 15th.
formerly of Toronto, Ontario, I kindness during the recent
seemed like home for the
Kanbara, a graduate of McMaster University, includes col
P“se^ away On October 25,
loss of Shotaro Tom Shi490 members of Milan's La lages on wood and paper in his current showing.
1981. Survived by loving wife
mizu, our dear husband,
Scala Opera as 3,000 Japa
Shizuo, son Roy and his wife I father and gradfather.
nese rose and cheered for 15
Sayuri of Richmond, B.C., I Many telegrams, flowers,
minutes at the famed Italian
one granddaughter Kumiko. I cards and koden are grate
company's opening perfor Christmas Bureau by Metro T.O.
Also survived by one brother fully acknowledged.
mance of Verdi's “Simon
TORONTO — Metro Toronto's Department of Community 7
and one sister i n Japan.
Mrs. Kijniko Shimizu
Boccanegra.”
Services will again operate the Christmas Bureau this year,
Funeral service at Rich
Shoji and Josie Shimizu
The first night audience at co-ordinating efforts of the many community “help” groups
mond Funeral Home with the
Henry and Joan Shimizu
the Bunka Kaikan Theatre in providing Christmas cheer for the needy. The Bureau is a con
Rev; Ken Matsugu Officiating.
Kaien and Suzanne
Tokyo showed it could be just tact point for those wishing to give. A phone call will direct
Cremation.
Shimizu
as demonstrative as any donors to the Agency awaiting the gift or donation they are
Ken and Grace Sakamoto
Italian one in appreciation of offering.
and 11 grandchildren
great opera well sung.
The Christmas Bureau will be opened frdm 8:30 a.m. to
SHIMIZU
As the last notes of the 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, From November 2nd through
EDMONTON, Alta. — Mr.
sbmbertirama of 14th century December 24th, 1981 It is located at 20 Spadina Road; 3rd
Shotaro Tom Shimizu passed
। Genoa faded, hundreds of floor and the phone number is 960-4951.
away peacefully in his sleep
CARD OF THANKS
I spectators surged to the or
in his 95th year on October
We wish to express our I chestra pit. The clamor did
12, 1981. He leaves tomourn
sincere gratitude to our I not cease before conductor Toronto Buddhist Fall Bazaar Nov. 14
his loss, his loving wife,
relatives, friends and I Claudio Abbado, soprano MiKimiko, three sons, Shoji of
TORONTO — What is a “Sukiyaki Donburi”? Come and
neighbours for their sup | reila Fr6nt, tenor Peiro CapToronto, Henry of Edmonton;
port and kindness who I puccilli, bass Nicolai Ghiau- sample this delectable dish to be introduced for the first time
Kaien of Vancouver, a daugh
shared in our sorrow in I rov and bass Felice Schiavi at the coming Toronto Buddhist Church's Annual Fail Bazaar
ter Grace of Toronto and 11
on Saturday, November 14th, from 1 to 6 p.m., at the Toronto
the recent loss of a dear I had taken 13 curtain calls.
grandchildren.
wife, mother,
daughter
The next night the audience Buddhist Church, 918 Bathurst Street.
Otsuya was held on Oct
We again welcome new and pld/friends who annually come
and sister, Joyce Homma.
gave “Otello” a 30-minute
ober 15th at Gonnelly-Mc.for their treats of udon, sushi, zenai, tempura, coffee and pie,
Also your kind concern
ovation.
Kinley Funeral Home. Fune
during her illness is great
Twenty years ago, even so etc., at prices well below today 's inflationary level. There will
ral services were held on Oct.
ly appreciated.
superb a performance would also be novelty games for the children, plus articles that can
16th at All Saints Cathedral
Our special thank you
have been greeted with faint be purchased with their piggy-bank allowance.
with Dean Harry Daason of also to our many church
You .may also be the winner of the T.B.C.-Benefit draw,
applause. Tokyo then was too
ficiating. Cremation followed.
friends who extended I poor to invite full opera com tickets for which are available now. Come! It's going to be
— TBC.
their warm and kind sup
panies of La Scala's calibre. a great day!
port. We acknowledge
Struggling local companies
with thanks, the beautiful
staged some creditable More Momiji volunteers are needed
floral tributes, koderi,
operas, which were little ap
messages of sympathy
preciated by still uneducated
TORONTO — Castleview-Wichwood Towers, a Metro
and donation.
audiences.
OKAR?
Home for the aged, has become the focus of the efforts of a
Kenji Homma I
With affluence, the Japa- volunteer corp organized by the Momiji Health Care Society.
Leah Homma I nese have become more The aim of these volunteers is to bring ourcommunity life and
Jeffrey Homma . . I sophisticated and culturaly culture to our elderly Japanese-Canadian residents at the
Ron Y. Kimura I wise. The not only spend im- Towers.
SKI *
Ronald Kimura I mense sums to bring such
Without contact with the Japanese-Canadian community,
ALPINE X-COUNTRY
Donald Kimura I companies as La Scala*, Vien- our elderly residents face isolation from the vitality and the
1201 Bloor St. W. .
Wendy Hines | na, Berlin, Bolshoi and Met- spirit of our culture. In order to confront such a problem, the .
Toronto, Ont.
532-4267
Hasue Homma I ropi I itan operas to Tokyo and volunteer corp has organized various functions for the enjoy
J other big cities, they go wild ment and the welfare of our elderly residents at the Towers.
about them.
. The many Japanese church groups, for example, provide
While packing the house Japanese meals and entertain with weekly showings of Japa
OPEN Mon.-Fri. 12:00-2:30 5:00-10:00
for- most western orchestra, nese movies and programs to the delight of our elderly resi
,
-Set.
5:00-10:00
. Closed Sundays & Holidays
• ballet, solo artists and choral dents.
groups, the Japanese also
There's a need, however, formore community involvement
have a seemingly insatiable to serve the gradually increasing number of our residents at
hunger for jazz, pop and rock the Towers. The Momiji Health Care Society and its volunteers 7
music, and a growing interest will never (orget that our residents on the second floor of the
in country-western, bluegrass Castleview-Wichwood
■
Towers are Japanese-Canadians.
ee®
and folk music.
While La Scala dominates
the classical scene in Sept
114 LAIRD DR. LEASIDE, ONTARIO
ember, largely in Tokyo, Jazz
Material Wanted -for Special Issue I
PHONE-'421-6016
Festival ’81 appeals to a dif
ferent taste.
Stories, articles, photographs, etc. are wanted immedia- I
* . Four major groups - Lionel
tely for The New Canadian’s annual HOLIDAY ISSUE.
I
Hampton's All-Star Big Band,
We would appreciate writings on club activities, sports, I
short stories, profiles, “think” pieces, fashions, hobbies, ' I
All Stars Jam Session, The
TeronIt 2B ,9at
aspirations, poetry, etc- Accompanying photographs of I
Great Jazz Trio and Friends,
Travel Service — Tel: 977-7855
illustrations are also Welcome. About ~1000 words is a I
and Fusion Super Jam — were
good lenth, but, optional.
I
playing Tokyo, Osaka and Yo
AIL material should be slanted to interest the readers- I
kohama early this month.
of The New Canadian. All manuscripts submitted should I
Nov. 4 J.T.B. “CHINA NOW”
Japan, whose own culture
be accompained by ’ self addressed envelopes with suffi- r I
Tour to Bahamas from $349.00
goes back more than a 1000
cient return postage. While the publisher will take all I
Tour to Caribbean from $439.00
*reasonable care, they, will not be responsible for the loss I
years, is increasingly influen
Tour to Florida from $249.88
of any manuscript, drawing; or photograph. Deadline is 1
ced by western imports—not
Tour to Las Vegas from $399.00Dec. 1st.
I
only in music but in painting .
Tour to Mexicofrom $469.00
;
and sculptures. Tokyo has 71
Return flight to Vancouver from $269.00 Mail all material to The New Canadian HOLIDAY
: listed museums and galleries,
ISSUE.
. ' ■ "
- \
•
some located in major depart479 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario immediately.
RWRIMTA.
needs* contact FURUYA TRAVEL today I I 1
Continued on page 4
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THE
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FridayJ^B, 1981.
NEW CANADIAN
Continued from ;Page 3
ment stores'next to the glassAfter nearly 20 years of pro
ware and pottery. Nearly half mises, the television industry
Strang® fixation on tweed teS1 Hx.
usually feature western paint- j is just beginning to fulfill its
By Ron Wakabayashi
sportcoats,^which he often curr*
ings sculptures dr prints.
promise to broadcast the orMy younger sister and I wore with plaid Pendelton wou,d turn up
Some, like the National iginallanguages sound tracks
the
TV
set.
spent large portions of. our shirts. His trousers were alMuseum of Western Art, next which /an be picked up on
He
would
take
the
family
to
.
dinner hour correcting my ways enormously baggy,
Kenjinkai picnics. My father to the Bunka Kaikan where La special multiplex gadgets.
father's English, both syntax
never drank, but I knew that Scala opened, have a perma- The gripes still continue,
and pronunciation. We also*
however, si nee mu It i pl ex
the
Coca
Cola
bottles
that
nent
collection
of
Manets,
Mo
spend much time teaching. , A“you"gera9V ® X’
f i I m s are few; and far between.
him proper table etiquette. A ^ made the rounds of the the-other Issei were toting nets, Renoirs and Picassos,
All this enthusiasm for
The Hara Museum of Con
around were laced with Canamonumental effort was made . Japanese thea‘e^^
western cuIture has created
to get him to say please and;' 9eles. He would nevecmiss dien Club: There were various temporary Art has a standing a milti-billion, dollar market
thank you, which he resist- a moVle, especially a cham- rices that the kids partici exhibition of works by Rothko, here for records, tapes, cas
pated in. Bachan-types hung Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein,
ed more than our other cam bafa. When his friends called,
Jackson Pol lock, Calder and settes, video-cassettes and
I
wouId
say
that
“
OtOsan
kataround
the
prize
table,
negopaigns. We thought that this
complex electronic recording
Raynaud..
sudO
ni
ikimashita.
”
I
know
tiat
i
n
g
f
or
toys
to
take
back
old Issei was a strange crea
The theater, while infuenc- units.
ture to be dwelling in our that katsud& Js antiquated to someone cal led “Uchi no ed by western playwright, has
ProductiorLoTvideotape-re(Meiji
era)
language.
Visitors
rnago
”
.
Good
provider
that
American household.
from Japan found it amusing my dad was, mother always not caught on with the gene- corders totalled 802,000 in
ral public. Much of what is July, a record; production for
that
a
young
Sansei
used
had
handfuls
of
fukubiki
We thought his attire was
such obsolete language. In tickets at the end of the day, offered is avant garde, trans the first seven months of
terribly unfashionable. ? He
later years, with the advance which were redeemed for lated into Japanese for tiny 1981 came to 4,479,000, more
was in his 70s when I was still
audiences. American music than the 4,441,000 turned out
in high school, and I guess of electronic technology, my p|astjc buckets, shoyu and als, done in Japanese, are in all of 1980. One of the
father stayed home more and a goza or two.
the space in his collar; was
reasons for the booming
He had a real fondness for more popular.
the result of shrinkage that watched the Japanese lang“Gone With the Wind” was sales in this rapidly develop
comes with aging. His collec uage programs on television, japanese food, which he pasa triumph as a straight pjay ing new areaJs an apparently
listened
to
the
Japanese
sed
on
to
me.
I
love
things
tion of neckties failed to
before being written especial unquenchable desire by
match anything else in his lang uage subscription radio like natto, sekihan, tororo and ly for the Japanese stage by many Japanese to see and
modest wardrobe. He had a and played Japanese casset- shiokara. k raw egg with
hear the western stars they
shoyu on hot rice is gourmet. Americans.
—
If the Japanese don't see have g row n to ad m i re. ~
as
far
as
I
am
concerned.
Ad
GARDEN
ENVEPPfi
mittedly, the affection for many western stage plays,
UAH. Nito
such a diet caused me con they get their fill in movies,
"MISTER
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some
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were
repuls
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and
many
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the
television
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are
dubb
guess nori (seaweed) is one
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into
Japanese.
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have
।
of
those
things
that
people
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have the hardest time under- lived and died without hear
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didn't understand credit. He
<t
voted for Eisenhower, Nixon
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and Goldwater. When the
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care too much for this old
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fact his Japaneseness was
often an embarrassment to
me. If I <couldn't have a
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he could at least have been
Nisei. Pop never took me
bowling or fishing. It took a
tatauN
tosh® hayash •
to apprecan still
“Chanto
community
shinasai!”
Remembering Dad
Verdi.
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Agincourt
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BEST RESULTS FROM THE J.C.
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FridayJ^B, 1981.
NEW CANADIAN
Continued from ;Page 3
ment stores'next to the glassAfter nearly 20 years of pro
ware and pottery. Nearly half mises, the television industry
Strang® fixation on tweed teS1 Hx.
usually feature western paint- j is just beginning to fulfill its
By Ron Wakabayashi
sportcoats,^which he often curr*
ings sculptures dr prints.
promise to broadcast the orMy younger sister and I wore with plaid Pendelton wou,d turn up
Some, like the National iginallanguages sound tracks
the
TV
set.
spent large portions of. our shirts. His trousers were alMuseum of Western Art, next which /an be picked up on
He
would
take
the
family
to
.
dinner hour correcting my ways enormously baggy,
Kenjinkai picnics. My father to the Bunka Kaikan where La special multiplex gadgets.
father's English, both syntax
never drank, but I knew that Scala opened, have a perma- The gripes still continue,
and pronunciation. We also*
however, si nee mu It i pl ex
the
Coca
Cola
bottles
that
nent
collection
of
Manets,
Mo
spend much time teaching. , A“you"gera9V ® X’
f i I m s are few; and far between.
him proper table etiquette. A ^ made the rounds of the the-other Issei were toting nets, Renoirs and Picassos,
All this enthusiasm for
The Hara Museum of Con
around were laced with Canamonumental effort was made . Japanese thea‘e^^
western cuIture has created
to get him to say please and;' 9eles. He would nevecmiss dien Club: There were various temporary Art has a standing a milti-billion, dollar market
thank you, which he resist- a moVle, especially a cham- rices that the kids partici exhibition of works by Rothko, here for records, tapes, cas
pated in. Bachan-types hung Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein,
ed more than our other cam bafa. When his friends called,
Jackson Pol lock, Calder and settes, video-cassettes and
I
wouId
say
that
“
OtOsan
kataround
the
prize
table,
negopaigns. We thought that this
complex electronic recording
Raynaud..
sudO
ni
ikimashita.
”
I
know
tiat
i
n
g
f
or
toys
to
take
back
old Issei was a strange crea
The theater, while infuenc- units.
ture to be dwelling in our that katsud& Js antiquated to someone cal led “Uchi no ed by western playwright, has
ProductiorLoTvideotape-re(Meiji
era)
language.
Visitors
rnago
”
.
Good
provider
that
American household.
from Japan found it amusing my dad was, mother always not caught on with the gene- corders totalled 802,000 in
ral public. Much of what is July, a record; production for
that
a
young
Sansei
used
had
handfuls
of
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We thought his attire was
such obsolete language. In tickets at the end of the day, offered is avant garde, trans the first seven months of
terribly unfashionable. ? He
later years, with the advance which were redeemed for lated into Japanese for tiny 1981 came to 4,479,000, more
was in his 70s when I was still
audiences. American music than the 4,441,000 turned out
in high school, and I guess of electronic technology, my p|astjc buckets, shoyu and als, done in Japanese, are in all of 1980. One of the
father stayed home more and a goza or two.
the space in his collar; was
reasons for the booming
He had a real fondness for more popular.
the result of shrinkage that watched the Japanese lang“Gone With the Wind” was sales in this rapidly develop
comes with aging. His collec uage programs on television, japanese food, which he pasa triumph as a straight pjay ing new areaJs an apparently
listened
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before being written especial unquenchable desire by
match anything else in his lang uage subscription radio like natto, sekihan, tororo and ly for the Japanese stage by many Japanese to see and
modest wardrobe. He had a and played Japanese casset- shiokara. k raw egg with
hear the western stars they
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